IRB REVIEW FEES

2009-2010 FISCAL YEAR (Beginning July 1, 2009)

Initial Review Fees

All research sponsored by corporate entities and expected to generate $10,000 or more in revenue, require an IRB review fee.  Beginning July 1, 2009, new IRB review fees will go into effect.  The fee for initial review of a protocol submitted is $2,700.  If the study is received after 7/1/2009, the new fee rate will be assessed.  As in the past, submission for IRB review commits the sponsor and investigator to pay the IRB review fee regardless of the outcome of the review.  Final approval and approved study documents will not be issued until the initial IRB review fee is paid.

Additionally, continuing review fees are being increased to $750.  Invoices for continuation review fees will continue to be sent to study sponsors approximately 60 days prior to study expiration so that the continuation review fees can be paid before study approval expires.  Approved study documents (such as informed consent and HIPAA documents) will not be sent to the investigator until the review fee is paid.

2008-2009

IRB Review fees remained the same as 2007-2008 fees. Initial Review Fee:  $2000, Continuation Review Fee: $500 through June 30, 2009. 

Payment Handling

External Payments from Study Sponsors

If a check will be written to pay for either the initial review or continuation review, the check should be made payable to:

University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.

Initial submission and continuation review materials, along with the appropriate payments, should be mailed to:

University of Louisville
Institutional Review Boards
MedCenter One – Suite 200
501 E. Broadway
Louisville KY 40202-1798

Intradepartmental Payment

If an Intra-University Transfer (IUT) will be prepared to pay for the costs of the initial submission or the continuation review, please include in the IUT Full Description section the following information:

IRB study number, name of Principal Investigator, name of corporate sponsor and the sponsor protocol number. If this is an initial submission and the IRB study number has not yet been assigned by the IRB, include the name of Principal Investigator, the OICN#, the name of  the corporate sponsor, and the sponsor protocol number.

Questions about IRB review fees can be emailed to:  Rebecca.higgins@louisville.edu.

Revised March 30, 2009

W-9 Document for Sponsors [Adobe PDF]